Austin murder suspect’s fluctuating bond to be taken up again Monday

AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Monday, Stephon Morson, a murder suspect, is set for another bond hearing.

He’s currently out of custody on his second $100 bond, according to online court records. His conditions include house arrest, GPS monitoring and having no contact with the family of the victim.

Police arrested Morson in November and believe he killed 20-year-old Keshawn Cage in October on Burton Drive in southeast Austin.

He’s set for a bond hearing at the Travis County Courthouse Monday. KXAN will update this story as court proceedings take place.

The history of Morson’s various bond amounts

Court records map out the below timeline of Morson’s court activity.

• Initial bond: $800,000
• Feb. 13: Judge drops bond to $100 after prosecutors miss 90-day deadline to secure indictment, per state law
• Feb. 19: Judge increases bond to $100,000 after hearing arguments from prosecutors
• March: Morson bonds out, then prosecutors file motion for separate charge connected to same murder case
• Bond set on new charge for $100,000
• Defense attorneys argue malicious prosecution, judge disagrees, but drops bond to $30,000
• April: Defense files another bond motion because the charge still meets the 90-day missed-deadline criteria, bond reduced to $100

“Due process is painful,” said victim Keshawn Cage’s great aunt Patricia Muse after one of Morson’s bond hearings this year. “It’s very emotional to think that the guy is going to be confined and won’t be in a position to harm anyone, and then bond is set again.”

Cage’s family has described the 20-year-old as a kind young man who loved being a new father.